Synthetic survey

[speedtc]

How do you rate em'?
No groupIII or price junk just put them in the order you would use if you had to. I will use only the brands that are most discussed. Here's my order.
1. Castrol syntec
2. Pennzoil platinum
3. Valvoline Synpower
4. Mobil 1
6. Quaker state Q
Have a safe fun weekend.

 

[Highroller]

mobil 1
castrol syntec
pennzoil platinum
valvoline synpower
quaker state !??! umm ok...

 

[Mamala Bay]

Amsoil but not on the list

If given by the choices:

Mobil T&SUV
Castrol Syntec
Pennzoil Plat
Valvoline Syn
Mobil 1 EP
Quaker State

 

[blupupher]

Well, from your choices:

Mobil 1
Pennzoil Platinum (may be as good if not better than Mobil 1, but not proven yet)
Valvoline Synpower
Castrol syntec (Except GC, = to Mobil 1)
Quaker state Q

add in others:

Mobil 1
Pennzoil Platinum
Amsoil
Delvac 1
Royal Purple
Valvoline Synpower
Castrol syntec
Super Tech Syn
Quaker state Q

 

[speedtc]

Sorry. GC was #5 on my list.

 

[Highroller]

well in that case i would like to switch and startover...

mobil 1
GC
penn platinum
castrol syntec
valvoline synpower
quacker state q

 

[grbr95]

Synthetic oil is a waste of your hard earned time and money. Do it with dino every 3-4 months and enjoy your engine and watch as it outlasts the frame of your car.

 

[JavaMan]

How do I know some of those are not group III?

 

[grbr95]

JavaMan,
You don't know...who cares about syn. Do it with dino every 3-4k and rest at ease. Your cars engine will outlast the subframe and all sheet metal regardless of oil used.

 

[Sbailey294]

Thats such a broad statement.
What about users like myself that normaly see over 230* oil temp?..and yes this is a street driven car with those temps.

 

[simple_gifts]

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Synthetic oil is a waste of your hard earned time and money

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Not sure how tripling my OCI "wastes" my time. Seems like 3K dino changes are more of a time waster.

 

[dkryan]

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Synthetic oil is a waste of your hard earned time and money. Do it with dino every 3-4 months and enjoy your engine and watch as it .......

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Yeah, take your "hard earned money" and do like the complete dork in Pep Boys last summer: brag in a real loud voice to your friend about the $4,000 you just dropped on "new rims, tires, and a kicka$$ stereo, what with fourteen speakers (in a Civic, mind you), subwoofer, yadda, yadda , yadda. At that point, reach the oil filter aisle and exclaim in a louder voice, "ain't Norfolk and Waypal that I'd spend $5.99 on an oil filter (PureOne). That's a ripoff!"

If you want to extend your OCI beyond 4k and have your engine outlast your over-priced stereo and your rusting sheetmetal, go full synthetic.

M-1 EP
Platinum
GC
Synpower

 

[GoldenRod]

simple_gifts,

You are now on my list of extended drain fanatics.

 

[mpower]

Amsoil Series 2000
GC
Mobil 1
RL
XD3

 

[Mustang_Cougar]

Mobil 1.

Why? It's the factory fill for...

Chevrolet Corvette
Cadillac
AMG
Aston Martin
Porsche
Bentley
MB SLR McLaren
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
Ford Mustang Cobra R
Dodge Viper

All things being equal (ie, $4 a quart), why would you go against the engineers behind those vehicles?

[ January 28, 2006, 12:53 AM: Message edited by: Mustang_Cougar ]

 

[Black Thunder]

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You are now on my list of extended drain fanatics.

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i think you and your lists need to go somewhere else.

 

[Triple_Se7en]

Mobil-1 EP
Schaefers
Pennzoil Platinum (inconclusive)
GC
Amsoil

 

[cos]

Sticking to the choices:

1. Mobil 1
2. GC
3. Pennzoil Platinum
4. Quaker state Q
5. Valvoline Synpower
6. Castrol syntec

M1 receives top honors because of availablity, price and the variety of grades it's offered in.

 

[akuska]

Grbr95, some cars REQUIRE synthetic per the owner's manual (VWs in particular). Better to pay the extra $30 for the oil change, get the extended OCIs, and protect your warranty in case something actually does go wrong in the first 5 years or 60k miles.

Go with what the manufacturer recommends. They designed the car, so the should know what it needs.

 

[glennc]

How about in reverse order of price until I have comparative UOAs?

- Glenn